A v a i l a b l e S c h o l a r s h i p sThe Government Finance Officers Association's Scholarship Committee will review all applications and make an award if it determines that a candidate has met all of the criteria. Applications for 2010 will be available in the fall of 2009. For additional information, call Carole Colin at the Government Finance Officers Association (312/977-9700). 2009 Scholarship Recipients The GFOA extends congratulations to all the 2009 scholarship recipients.
Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship: Lori A. Helle, who will graduate with her MBA in October 2009 from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. Helle is currently serving as the finance director for the City of Branson, Missouri, and over the past 14 years has held positions in finance in four other Missouri communities. Helle is a GFOA member and has served as an officer for the local GFOA-St. Louis.
Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship: Katherine E. Farlow, who will graduate in August 2009 with her undergraduate degree in accounting from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. She is planning to continue her studies at Iowa State with the goal of earning her master's degree in accounting in August 2010. Her career goal is to work for the Iowa Department of Treasury as an auditor.
Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship: Ying Hung Cheung, who is pursuing her master's of public administration at the University of Southern California in Sacramento. Her undergraduate degree in accounting and finance is from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She is currently working in public improvement projects financing for the City of Sacramento, California, and she plans to continue working with the financing of such projects through special districts.
Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship
The Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship of $10,000 is available for award to a graduate student who is enrolled in full-time master’s study preparing for a career in state and local government finance. The winner of the scholarship is invited to attend the Government Finance Officers Association’s annual conference, where the award is presented. This scholarship is funded by the Girard Miller Foundation.
Eligibility:
Currently a full-time student in a graduate program that prepares students for careers in state and local government finance and expecting to be enrolled in the spring semester of the year for which the scholarship is awarded (including graduates of that spring semester). Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent. Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation from student's academic advisor or dean of the graduate program. Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
Download 2010 Application
Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship
The Government Finance Officers Association's Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship of $5,000 is available for award to one or more undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in full-time study preparing for a career in state and local government finance. The winner of the scholarship is invited to attend the Government Finance Officers Association's annual conference, where the award is presented.
Eligibility:
Currently a full-time student in an accounting program who is preparing for a career in state and local government finance. Both advanced undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student's academic advisor or the chair of the accounting program. Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
Download 2010 Application
Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
The GFOA's Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship of $5,000 is available for award to an upper-division undergraduate or graduate student of public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management). The purpose of the Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship is to recognize outstanding performance by minority students preparing for careers in state and local government finance. The winner of the scholarship is invited to attend the Government Finance Officers Association's annual conference, where the award is presented. This scholarship is funded by Microsoft.
Eligibility:
Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration (with a specific focus on government or nonprofit management). Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino. Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. Recommendation by student's academic advisor, department chair (undergraduate students), or dean of the graduate program (graduate students). Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
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